Leo Foureaux, Designer in Pisa, Province of Pisa, Italy
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Leo Foureaux

Bio

Leo is a code-savvy, hands-on designer bringing analogue warmth and focus to digital products. His approach bridges the gap between executive-level design teams and development teams. He uses a feel for human nature to guide the design process and invites the real world to validate ideas into concrete solutions by observing data closely. Leo believes design is a decision-making practice that shapes our environments. His vision is to make the digital world calmer, simpler, and more intentional.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Co-founder | Product Lead

2017 - PRESENT
Quartzo Studio
  • Co-founded Quartzo, a cooperative and collaborative hub of developers, designers, and product members who love to invent meaningful products that enable positive change.
  • Ventured and launched several purpose-driven digital products, including Wowt.es, Geer, and Shift Design System.
  • Led the product squads to create products from scratch and tweak live ones by embedding ourselves into the client's structure.
  • Conceived digital products for clients that include engineering, healthcare tech, and fintech companies.
  • Created the UX and UI for multiple clients' websites ranging from fashion brands to blockchain engineering and biotech companies.
  • Achieved a seven-figure revenue within the first nine months—while bootstrapping.
Technologies: Human-centered Design (HCD), Design Sprints, Design Consultation, Figma, ProtoPie, Rapid Prototyping, Product Design, Design Systems, Product Branding, User Research, Product Strategy, User Experience (UX), UI Design, User Experience Design, Usability Analysis, Web App UX

Lead Product Designer

2021 - 2024
Feeld
  • Designed, tested, and supported the release of Uplift, a new feature that generated £500,000 in revenue in the first 90 days after launch and helped paying users make an average of 62% more connections.
  • Collaborated with the engineering team to build, maintain, and set workflows for our unified design system. We set Figma as our source of truth and created custom plugins to automatically push new components and design tokens to the codebase.
  • Led the product design for a massive rebranding and redesign launched in November 2023. This work was featured in The New York Times, Is Nice That, and other prominent media outlets.
Technologies: Figma, ProtoPie, React, Adobe After Effects, FigJam, Design Systems, Design Documentation, Product Design, Product Branding, User Research, Product Strategy, User Experience (UX), UI Design, User Testing, User Experience Design, Usability Analysis

Product Designer

2020 - 2021
Joblist, LLC
  • Designed new interaction models to cater to the new demands of the job market during COVID-19 times.
  • Developed a quiz-like job search wizard for blue-collar workers, giving them a more humanized, stress-free, and focused job-hunting experience.
  • Conducted continuous quantitative experimentation to test, validate, and refine design solutions. Achieved a stellar increase in clicks-per-user and a significant rise in NPS from 6.1 to 8.2 in 12 months.
Technologies: Job Portals, Job Boards, Job Search Sites, Web UX Design, Web UI Design, User Flows, Design Guidelines, UX Flows, Task Flows, Web Design, Responsive Design, User Testing, Remote User Testing, User Validation, Product Design, Design Systems, Product Branding, User Research, Product Strategy, User Experience (UX), UI Design, User Experience Design, Usability Analysis

Lead Product Designer

2019 - 2019
Caterpillar
  • Collaborated with my team in Chennai, India, to create a brand-new product for advanced data insights.
  • Worked closely with the product and business teams to develop innovative solutions for in-the-field data visualization.
  • Led the charge to rethink the team's workflow by bringing in documentation best practices and fine-tuning how team members connect and communicate.
  • Testimonial: "Your work has always been inspiring for us. You have set the bars high and I hope we will be able to keep up." - Shabir Ahmed.
Technologies: Design Sprints, ProtoPie, Figma, Remote User Testing, Advanced Prototyping, Design Systems, Product Design, User Experience (UX), UI Design, User Experience Design, Usability Analysis

Visual and UX/UI Designer

2015 - 2017
E-Dialog
  • Created images and motion graphics for social media content and ads.
  • Worked with the marketing team to create and optimize ads, landing pages, and the nurturing strategies for multiple clients.
  • Developed visual identities for multiple companies from various segments with strict deadlines.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, UI Design

Other Experience

Image of Sound Advice: A Quick Guide to Designing UX Sounds publication
Publication

Sound Advice: A Quick Guide to Designing UX Sounds

https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/ux-sounds-guide

Education

2017 - 2017

Certificate in Interaction Design

University of California San Diego - (Online)

2014 - 2016

Bachelor's Degree in Design and Applied Arts

Juiz de Fora Federal University - Juiz de Fora, Brazil

Skills

Tools

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, InVision, InVision Studio, ProtoPie, Adobe Creative Suite, GitHub, Sketch 3, InVision App, UI Grid, Adobe After Effects, FigJam, Autodesk Fusion 360

Platforms

Figma, iOS, MacOS, Adobe Suite, Mobile

Languages

HTML

Other

UI Design, UX Design, Responsive, MVP Design, Mobile UX, Mobile App UI, Mobile App Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Brand Guidelines, App UI, Digital Product Design, Product Design, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Ideation, Quantitative User Research, Product Branding, Wireframing, Conceptual Design, Flowcharts, Design Documentation, Art Direction, Design Systems, Visual Design, Marketing Design, User Experience Design, Web App UX, Branding, Logo Design, Icon Design, Brand Identity, User Flows, User Interviews, User Research, Brand Design, Information Architecture (IA), Product Management, Business Models, Product Strategy, Prototyping, Opportunity Maps, User Testing, Design Consultation, Creative Direction, Tailwind UI, Usability Analysis, Abstracts, Collaboration, Human-centered Design (HCD), Apps, Monetization, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Mobile Architecture, Business Processes, eCommerce, Minimal UI, React, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Landing Page Design, Data Mining, Fintech, Vector Illustration, Digital Illustration, Coworking, UIKit, Dashboards, B2B, Enterprise, Enterprise SaaS, Motion Graphics, Icon Sets, Grid Systems, Illustration, Qualitative Research, Design Sprints, Job Portals, Job Boards, Job Search Sites, Web UX Design, Web UI Design, Design Guidelines, UX Flows, Task Flows, Web Design, Responsive Design, Remote User Testing, User Validation, Advanced Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping, Maps, App Product Management, Web Product Management, Concept & Ideation, Workshops, Coding, Tailwind CSS, Business Development, B2C, Next.js, Product Consultant, Websites, Landing Pages, Responsive Layout, Dashboard Design, Web Dashboards, Motion Interaction, Interaction Design (IxD), Audio Interaction Design, User Journeys, Adobe Creative Cloud

Experience

  • Product Branding - 8 years
  • Product Design - 8 years
  • User Research - 5 years
  • Product Strategy - 5 years
  • Design Systems - 4 years
  • Design Consultation - 4 years
  • Figma - 4 years
  • Product Management - 3 years
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